A 3-Year-Old Black Child with a History of Sickle Cell

question 9

Multiple Choice

A 3-year-old Black child with a history of sickle cell disease and is now diagnosed with meningitis. Which is the most likely micro-organism the nurse will find on the laboratory report?

• A) Virus
• B) Haemophilus influenzae type B
• C) Streptococcus pneumonia
• D) Neisseria meningitidis

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